Phrasal Verbs

19-2. On a separate piece of paper, write three sentences using the objects in
parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place.
1. Could you bring back. (my tool kit, it)
2. The air conditioner quickly cooled off. (my apartment, it)
3. Todd handed over. (his wallet, it)
4. The sheriff pulled over. (the suspects, them)
5. The drivers are warming up. (their trucks, them)
19-3. On a separate piece of paper, write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs
from this unit. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense and person. Replace
the underlined adverbs with right. Remember that right can be used only when the
verb and the particle are separated.
1. They lit a fire, and the cabin became warm quickly. What did the cabin do?
2. You will return to work immediately. What will you do?
3. After the sun set, the backyard became cooler quickly. What did the backyard do?
4. If I saw the flashing lights of the police car, I would slow my car and stop at the side of
the road immediately. What would I do?
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5. Sergeant Jones pointed his rifle directly at the enemy soldier. What did Sergeant Jones
do?
6. She told me to return her dictionary immediately. What did she say?
7. Linda’s father told her to give him his credit card immediately. What did Linda’s father
tell her to do?
8. I called Lydia and told her I needed medicine for my son, and she took the medicine
from her house to my house immediately. What did Lydia do to the medicine?
19-4. REVIEW On a separate piece of paper, complete the sentences with these phrasal
verbs from previous units. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense and
person. To check their meanings, review the unit number given after each one.
back off, 12
fizzle out, 18
put up, 12
break through, 18
head into, 17
suck up to, 18
come across, 12
hit on, 13
tell apart, 18
come up with, 6
let off, 13
track down, 13
fall through, 12
push around, 18
wind up, 14
figure on, 18
1. The prisoners _____________ _____________ the wall of the prison and escaped.
2. They escaped because they were tired of being _____________ _____________ by the
rude and abusive prison guards.
3. I was a terrible student in college, but I _____________ _____________
_____________ my professors and graduated easily.
4. The guards used dogs to _____________ _____________ one of the escaped prisoners
the next day.
5. The other prisoner _____________ _____________ some dense forest.
6. The prisoner tried to steal a man’s car, but when he saw the man’s large dog, he
_____________ _____________.
7. The police had a meeting to try to _____________ _____________ _____________ a
way to capture the prisoner.
8. They finally _____________ _____________ the idea of using a helicopter.
9. The helicopter plan _____________ _____________ because the weather was so bad.
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10. The police thought the prisoner would probably _____________ _____________ at his
family’s house.
11. The prisoner has a twin brother, and the police couldn’t _____________ them
_____________.
12. That was one problem the police didn’t _____________ _____________.
13. One police officer walked behind the house and _____________ _____________ some
garbage cans.
14. The prisoner _____________ _____________ a fight, but the police were able to capture
him.
15. Their escape attempt had _____________ _____________.
16. Both prisoners were charged with escaping from prison, but the judge _____________
them _____________ with a warning.
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